(Second great grandmother of the contributor, Richard N. Heywood)
Beck, Mary (18 Oct 1804-20 Jun 1841)
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David Evans and Mary Beck Family History
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After the marriage in Pennsylvania David and
Mary bought a large farm in Columbus
Ohio, where they had two
children: Eliza Jane and Israel.
David and Mary became Mormons on 6th April 1833, sold the
farm and moved to Richland County Ohio and David became a missionary for the
Church. They were persecuted and moved from place to place often having
to leave behind any belongings. The lived in log huts, with campfires
and river water as resources.
In 1834 David left his wife and children to go
on mission with a group known as Zions camp to Jackson County Missouri to
regain lands that had belonged to the mormons that had been wrongfully taken
from them.
In May of
1836 they were called to leave Ohio
with a group of Mormons (most of whom David had baptized). On 27 Aug 1836 they lost a
child Margaret only 1 1/2 years old on the journey. While near Shoal Creek Caldwell County, Missouri, their 6th child Araminta was
born only to die a few weeks later.
The Evans family were with the Mormons at the
time of the persecutions in Missouri
and were at the Haun's Mill Massacre. They were forced to leave Missouri and went to Adams County, Illinois
were Emma was born.
Mary died at 37 on 20 Jun 1841 in Adams County Illinois leaving
her five living children and husband.
David married Barbara Ann Ewell 23 November 1841.
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